# Incident 19870716042519I: Beech 60, Greensboro, NC, July 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1987, 06:40 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Greensboro-High Point-Winston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8585R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8585R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,728 total, 395 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716042519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAXI THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS TURN.  LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A LIGHT ON A CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE.

## Other reports on N8585R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930226006849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930226006849I), Feb 26, 1993: Beech B60 (N8585R), Arlington, TX. Left main gear tire failed on rollout. Aircraft exited runway to the right. Stopped on grass.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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